Are you passionate about driving systemic change to save lives and stop economic abuse forever? Do you have the leadership and governance skills to chair a high-performing board and help shape our future direction?

As Surviving Economic Abuse approaches its tenth anniversary, we are seeking a new Chair of Trustees to help lead the organisation through its exciting next chapter as we grow our influence and impact.

Chair of Trustees

Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is the only UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of economic abuse and transforming responses to it. In less than a decade, we have secured the recognition of economic abuse and post-separation abuse in law, shifted public understanding so that half the UK population now knows what economic abuse is, and placed tackling it at the heart of the Government’s Violence Against Women and Girls and Financial Inclusion strategies.

As we approach our tenth anniversary, we are recruiting a new Chair. It is an exciting time to join the organisation and help drive our mission forward.

The Chair leads and facilitates the board, sets the tone and creates the conditions in which the whole board can do its best work. You will work closely with the CEO and trustees to set strategic direction, hold the executive to account and sustain the relationships with funders, government and sector partners that keep SEA’s influence strong.

We are looking for a woman with governance grounding, leadership experience and the human qualities to lead this board at an important stage in SEA’s development. You do not need to have held a formal Chair role. What matters is that you can demonstrate experience of leading structured discussions, managing conflicting views and helping groups reach a collective decision. A deep commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and to SEA’s feminist ethos is essential.

Please note, this role is open to women only. This is a lawful occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

The time commitment is approximately two to two-and-a-half days per month. The role is voluntary; reasonable expenses are covered.

To apply

If you share our ambition to create lasting change for victim-survivors, we would love to hear from you. Together, we will help save lives and stop economic abuse forever.

• Download the recruitment pack for full details of the role and the application questions. Submit your CV and written responses, or a video of no more than five minutes by 12pm on 30 November 2026.
• If you have questions about the role or whether your experience might be a good fit, please contact Anj Handa of Inspiring Women Changemakers at [email protected] to arrange an informal conversation.

We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for this role. If you are eligible and would like to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, please indicate this on your application.

If you have lived experience of domestic abuse, including economic abuse, you are welcome here.

The successful candidate will be asked to complete a basic DBS check and confirm they are not disqualified from acting as a charity trustee. A criminal record will not automatically bar you from appointment. We consider each case individually and will discuss any disclosure with you before making a decision. Our policy on recruiting people with criminal records is available on request. 

Surviving Economic Abuse is the data controller for personal data you provide during this recruitment process. We process your data on the basis of legitimate interests, solely to assess your application. Your data will be held securely, shared only with those involved in the recruitment process, and deleted once the process concludes. For full details, including your rights and our retention period, please see our Candidate Privacy Notice.

Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is committed to developing an inclusive board which reflects the diversity of the communities we support. Our culture celebrates diverse voices, and we particularly encourage applications from Black and minoritised applicants and disabled applicants who are under-represented at SEA.